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Pratt & Whitney Appeals Court Decision
Pratt & Whitney is adding insult to injury by filing an appeal of the court decision castigating them for failing to make an effort to preserve work in Connecticut. The appeal comes a day after the company announced layoffs in the locations they were barred by court order from closing.Pratt & Whitney Appeals Court Decision
Pratt & Whitney is adding insult to injury by filing an appeal of the court decision castigating them for failing to make an effort to preserve work in Connecticut. The appeal comes a day after the company announced layoffs in the locations they were barred by court order from closing.Pratt & Whitney Announces Connecticut Layoffs
Just two weeks after a federal judge issued an injunction against Pratt & Whitney to keep them from closing the Cheshire and East Hartford CARO plants in Connecticut, the company announced that it intends to lay off 119 workers at Cheshire and 44 in East Hartford. Pratt President David Hess then announced that the company would be appealing the court decision on their failure to make any effort to preserve Connecticut jobs.Lawmakers Welcome IAM Win at Pratt
Connecticut state lawmakers are applauding the landmark decision by U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall to block Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of factories in Cheshire and East Hartford, CT.
Court to Pratt: ‘Stay Where You Are’
February 5, 2010 Kensington, CT – Connecticut’s US District Court tonight issued an injunction against Pratt & Whitney, prohibiting them from moving work and equipment out of their Cheshire and East Hartford CARO operations. The decision by Judge Janet Hall sustains a lawsuit brought by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 26 on behalf of its members working in those locations.
Pratt Case Awaits Judge’s Decision
The IAM’s lawsuit to preserve more than 1,000 jobs at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut entered its final phase last week when attorneys for the IAM and the company filed final briefs for closing arguments. The case is now in the hands of U.S. District Judge Janet Hall, who oversaw the five-day trial.Court Testimony Reveals Pratt Deception
A top labor relations executive for Pratt & Whitney testified in federal court Tuesday that the company purposely hid plans from the IAM to shut down its Cheshire, CT, plant.Court Testimony Reveals Pratt Deception
A top labor relations executive for Pratt & Whitney testified in federal court Tuesday that the company purposely hid plans from the IAM to shut down its Cheshire, CT, plant.Jobs Fight at Pratt Gets National Attention
CBS Evening News this week featured the efforts by IAM and its members to preserve more than 1,000 jobs at a pair of Pratt & Whitney facilities in Connecticut which the aerospace company says are not profitable enough to remain open.Jobs Fight at Pratt Gets National Attention
CBS Evening News this week featured the efforts by IAM and its members to preserve more than 1,000 jobs at a pair of Pratt & Whitney facilities in Connecticut which the aerospace company says are not profitable enough to remain open.President Urged to ct on Pratt Factory Closure
December 8, 2009 - The IAM is welcoming the unanimous support of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in the fight to prevent Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of aircraft factories in Connecticut and eliminating more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs.President Urged to Act on Pratt Factory Closure
The IAM is welcoming the unanimous support of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in the fight to prevent Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of aircraft factories in Connecticut and eliminating more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs.President Urged to Act on Pratt Factory Closure
The IAM is welcoming the unanimous support of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in the fight to prevent Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of aircraft factories in Connecticut and eliminating more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs.Support Grows for Presidential Action on Pratt Factory Closure
Washington, D.C., December 07, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today welcomed the unanimous support of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in the fight to prevent Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of aircraft factories in Connecticut and eliminating more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs.Support Grows for Presidential Action on Pratt Factory Closure
Washington, D.C., December 07, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today welcomed the unanimous support of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation in the fight to prevent Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of aircraft factories in Connecticut and eliminating more than 1,000 high-skilled jobs.Obama Urged to Protect U.S. Jobs at Pratt
The IAM is calling on President Obama to dissuade Pratt & Whitney from moving more than 1,000 aerospace jobs from Connecticut to low-cost locations in Japan, Indonesia and Georgia.Court Rules for Connecticut AG in Pratt Jobs Fight
The battle to save more than 1,000 jobs at two Pratt & Whitney plants in Connecticut took a favorable turn this week when a federal judge ruled state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal can join an IAM effort to block the company from moving about 1,000 Connecticut jobs out of state and overseas.Obama Urged to Protect U.S. Jobs at Pratt
The IAM is calling on President Obama to dissuade Pratt & Whitney from moving more than 1,000 aerospace jobs from Connecticut to low-cost locations in Japan, Indonesia and Georgia.Court Rules for Connecticut AG in Pratt Jobs Fight
The battle to save more than 1,000 jobs at two Pratt & Whitney plants in Connecticut took a favorable turn this week when a federal judge ruled state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal can join an IAM effort to block the company from moving about 1,000 Connecticut jobs out of state and overseas.Connecticut AG Battles Pratt & Whitney over Job Cuts
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is fighting back against claims by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) that his “friend of the court” brief in support of an IAM lawsuit against Pratt & Whitney is both partisan and unnecessary.